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Geoapify finds the place.Mapbase tells you which locations it belongs to.
You do not have to rip out Geoapify. Pipe the selected coordinates through Mapbase and get canonical IDs, INE-aligned hierarchies, and boundaries your product can filter on.
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Geoapify
Strong EU place search — two passthrough routes, not a location registry.
- EU-focused place autocomplete (BYO key via Mapbase)
- Boundary polygons via /v1/providers/geoapify/boundaries
- One SDK for Geoapify passthrough alongside Mapbase routes
- No stable admin hierarchy across PT, ES, IT
- Autocomplete results are not a joinable location registry
- No geocode or reverse-geocode passthrough routes (Google has four)
- No pre-linked postcodes, LAU regions, or custom zones
+ Mapbase layer
Canonical registry for PT, ES, IT — complements Geoapify, does not replace it.
- Canonical mb_loc_* IDs that survive source updates
- Point resolve → full administrative hierarchy in one call
- Registry boundaries and zones as GeoJSON or polyline
- Works layered on your existing Geoapify autocomplete flow